Today on the panel, @Esther shared a few thoughts that stuck with us and honestly feel worth passing around the family here at Conflux. 1⃣ PayFi + AI isn’t some “maybe someday” idea - it’s coming, and fast. When you think about AI agents doing tiny, high-frequency transactions on their own, negotiating and settling in real time, it suddenly clicks. This is likely where the first real breakout happens. Payments won’t just be between people anymore — they’ll be between intelligent systems, moving value constantly in the background. 2⃣ The U.S. CFTC opening the door for qualified trust banks to issue stablecoins is a much bigger deal than it sounds. This means the power to issue stablecoins is shifting from 'crypto-native' to 'licensed mainstream.' Compliant assets will gain unprecedented liquidity onramps, and the ultimate battleground will become the deep integration of regulatory frameworks, banking relationships, and real-world use cases. Put together, it really feels like we’re standing at a turning point - one side driven by AI and transaction intelligence, the other by a new regulatory reality taking shape. We used to talk about crypto payments. What we’re really building now is a financial infrastructure made of programmable money and intelligent agents.